Phrase guide

hall of fame

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals (especially ones of importance to some field), often containing a collection of memorabilia relating to them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: capitalized, often, usually

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

A group, sometimes formal, of the famed or illustrious in a given field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: capitalized, usually

Examples

  • He was inducted into the Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A high-score table.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

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noun

Meaning 4

a building containing trophies honoring famous people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: building, edifice

Narrower terms: National Baseball Hall of Fame

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: শহরতের দালান (śohroter dalan) — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光榮榜 /光荣榜 (guāngróngbǎng) — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Dutch: zaal van bekendheid — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Finnish: kunniagalleria — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • French: temple de la renommée — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • French: panthéon — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Georgian: დიდების დარბაზი (didebis darbazi) — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • German: Ruhmeshalle — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • German: Hall of Fame — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Greek: αίθουσα της φήμης (aíthousa tis fímis) — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Hungarian: hírességek csarnoka — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Indonesian: aula kehormatan — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Italian: albo d'onore — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Japanese: 殿堂 (dendō) — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Korean: 명예의 전당 (myeong'yeui jeondang) — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Malay: balai kemasyhuran — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Malay: dewan masyhur — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Polish: galeria sław — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Portuguese: hall da fama — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Russian: за́ла славы (zála slavy) — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Spanish: salón de la fama — hall which honors people of great importance to some field
  • Vietnamese: đại sảnh danh vọng — hall which honors people of great importance to some field